Mainstreet Australia Awards Entry Form 2023

Please read terms and conditions before starting your entry:

Entry to the awards is free for members of Mainstreet Australia.
Non-members will pay $100 plus GST to enter, which will also gain you membership as an individual to Mainstreet Australia. Alternately, you can join as an organisation for $200 plus GST or Council for $300 plus GST (with 2 and 3 individuals added to the membership respectively).
Multiple applications for different categories are acceptable from one organisation, however, each application must feature a different project, initiative or activity or different feature of an individual, organisation, main street.
All applications whether individual, project, organisation, initiative or activity must have been developed and activated since 1 July 2021.
Entries close Sunday 26 March 2023.
3 x finalists for each category will be announced on Monday 17 April 2023.
All applications received shall be deemed to accept the use of their name and application in any material published with respect to Mainstreet Australia.
Mainstreet Australia reserves the right to accept, reject or withdraw applications at its discretion. It also reserves the right not to award a particular category if nominations are not sufficient to fulfil the judging criteria.
Applicants who have previously nominated and /or received an award are welcome to apply in 2023.
Applicants and finalists are encouraged to attend the Awards Gala Dinner and Ceremony on Friday 19 May 2023 when the winners will be announced.

Judging Criteria

The following are some of the criteria that judges will consider in assessing applications:

Innovation – Does it provide leadership? Is it unique? Has it inspired others?

Best Practice – Does it demonstrate best practice and reflect current thinking and trends?

Benefit – What have been the benefits to the main street or organisation? Have the benefits been measured? What are the results of the benefits for business and the community?

Success Factor – What makes this special? What are the factors that makes this unique and how might others in the main street industry benefit and learn from this?

Judges will assess the applications on the information provided in the nomination form and supporting material provided to them. Please ensure the nomination form and supporting material are presented correctly as requested in the above conditions of entry.

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* 1. Nominee Details

Full Name *

Organisation Name *

Address

City/Town

State *

Postal Code

Email Address *

Phone Number

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* 2. Are you a member of Mainstreet Australia and, therefore, eligible to enter for free

Yes, I am a member as an individual and I am registered under the name below

Yes, I am a member as part of an organisation and am registered under the organisation below

No, I am not a member, please contact me on number above re payment for this application

No, I am not a member, please contact me on email address above re payment for this application

I am not sure, please contact me to confirm on number above

I am not sure, please contact me on email address above

Individual or organisation registration name you are registered under:

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* 3. Choose your Award Category for this Entry (choose only one)

1. Best Main Street Place Activation, Event or Initiative - Council working with Trader Association, traders, community group etc – activity cost under 100k

2. Best Main Street Place Activation, Event or Initiative - Council working with Trader Association, traders, community group etc – activity cost over 100k

3. Best Main Street Place Activation, Event or Initiative - Business / Trader Association or Chamber with a special levy - activity cost under 100k

4. Best Main Street Place Activation, Event or Initiative - for unfunded organisations / associations

5. Best Main Street Place Activation, Event or Initiative - Supplier / Consultant

6. Best Traditional / Digital Marketing: Council / Government

7. Best Traditional / Digital Marketing: non-Council / Government, i.e Trader Groups, Associations, Chambers, NFPs

8. Best Main Street Streetscape and Design (Infrastructure)

9. Best Regional Main Street or Town Centre

10. Most Sustainable Main Street or Town Centre

11. Best Management Committee

12. Best Main Street Champion

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* 4. Provide a brief description, of the Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre, Program initiative, Activity or Event you have nominated. (Max 300 words)

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* 5. Provide a brief description of three main outcomes/achievements that this Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre, Program initiative, Activity or Event has delivered. (If a person, what has the person achieved?) Max 600 words (200 words per outcome)

Outcome 1

Outcome 2

Outcome 3

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* 6. What obstacles or issues have been overcome to achieve the above outcomes? (Max 300 words)

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* 7. Provide details of the budget for the category you are nominating for. Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre managed the budget? Or how has the Program Initiative, Activity or Event budget been handled?

For Award categories 1 - 8 you could include:

What was the total budget and how much of this was spent?

Was the budget supplemented e.g. grant funding, sponsorship, in kind support, volunteers etc?

Which areas within budget management were handled well and why?

For Award categories 9 – 12 you could include:

Does the Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre have access to a special levy?

If yes, note some ways in which the Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre have handled/managed these funds well i.e. gained additional support through grants, in kind support, sponsorship or created stellar events/activities/initiatives on a very small budget etc.

If no, note some ways in which the Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre have raised funds and why you consider the use of these funds notable.

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* 8. Who or what has benefited? (both long and short term) and how did you measure the benefits? (E.g. social, cultural, environmental, economic) Max 300 words.

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* 9. Please upload a maximum of three photos, examples of promotional materials, social media imagery or any other materials you believe will support your nomination (no uploads of additional text please).

Upload your first file here (file size limit 16MB as PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF):

PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

Choose File

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* 10. Upload your second file here (file size limit 16MB as PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF):

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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* 11. Upload your third file here (file size limit 16MB as PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF):

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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Mainstreet Australia Awards Entry Form 2023

Please read terms and conditions before starting your entry:

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* 1. Nominee Details

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* 2. Are you a member of Mainstreet Australia and, therefore, eligible to enter for free

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* 3. Choose your Award Category for this Entry (choose only one)

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* 4. Provide a brief description, of the Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre, Program initiative, Activity or Event you have nominated. (Max 300 words)

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* 5. Provide a brief description of three main outcomes/achievements that this Organisation, Group, Individual, Street/Town Centre, Program initiative, Activity or Event has delivered. (If a person, what has the person achieved?) Max 600 words (200 words per outcome)

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* 6. What obstacles or issues have been overcome to achieve the above outcomes? (Max 300 words)

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* 8. Who or what has benefited? (both long and short term) and how did you measure the benefits? (E.g. social, cultural, environmental, economic) Max 300 words.

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* 9. Please upload a maximum of three photos, examples of promotional materials, social media imagery or any other materials you believe will support your nomination (no uploads of additional text please).Upload your first file here (file size limit 16MB as PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF):

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* 10. Upload your second file here (file size limit 16MB as PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF):

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* 11. Upload your third file here (file size limit 16MB as PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF):

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* 9. Please upload a maximum of three photos, examples of promotional materials, social media imagery or any other materials you believe will support your nomination (no uploads of additional text please).

Upload your first file here (file size limit 16MB as PDF, PNG, JPEG, GIF):